West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-11

doing nowr In brighter conversation there
and IN grander socality
What n place 60 visit in, where your next
doOr neighbors are kings and queens You
yourselyt kingly and qucenly. Ifthey want 10
know more particularly about the first
Paradise, they have only TO 90 over and ask
Adam III they want 10 know how the sun
AMI tho moon halted, they have only 20 90
over and ask Joshua II they want 10 lnoSy
how the storm peited SOdon they have only
70 90 over and ask Lot. III they want 10
know more about tho arrogance OF
iiaman they have only TO go over and ask
Mordecai III they want 20 know how tbe
Red sea boiled when IL was cloyeu. they have
only 10 90 over and ask Moses IL they want
70 know the particulars abOat the Bet6lehenn
ADVENT teey have only 20 60 over and ask
the serenading angels who s. God that C,b,.i~t
mas night i'm the balconies OF crystal. III they
want TO know more OF the particulars of the
crucitixion, they have only 70 go over and ask
those who were personal spectators while the
mountains crouched and tho heavens got black
IN the face at the spectacle. IL they want to
know more about the sufrerings OF the Scotch
COvenanters, they have only TO 90 over and
ask Andrew Melville. III they want TO know
more about the old-time revivals they have
only TO go over and ask Whiteiicld, and IVES
ley, and Livingston, and Fletcher and Nettle.
ton, and Finney. Obi what a place TO visit
in.
III eternity were one minute shorter IL would
not be long enough for such sociaity Think
of our friends in this world who were ras
sionately fond OF flowers turned into Para,
disc. Think of our friends who were very
fond OF raising superb fruit turned into the
orchard where each tree has twelve kinds of
truit at once, and bearing the fruit all the
year round.
What are our departed Christian friends
doing in Heaven-those who on earth found
their chief joy in the Gospel ministry They
are visiting their old congregations
Most or those ministers have got their Deo-
pie around them already. When get TO
heaven-as by the grace of God am des.
tined TO go TO that place-I will come and see
you all. Yea, will come TO all the people 10
whom have ministered in the Gospel, and
10 the millions Of souls TO whom. through tho
kindness OF the printing press am permitted
20 preach every week in this land and i'm
other lands-le;ters coming from New Zca.
land and Australia and uttermost parts OF
tlie earth, as well as from near nations telIing
me of the souls l have helped--I will WISH
Them all Igive them fair notice. Our de
parted friends OF the ministry engaged I'm
that delectable entertainment now.
But what are our departed Christian
friends who i'm all departments of usefulness
were busy, finding their chief Joy in doing
good-what are they doing nowl Going
right on with tho work. John Howard visit
ing dungeons; the dead women of Northern
and Southern battle-felds still abroad looking
tor tine wounded George Peabody still
son still looking after the enslaved-
al OF those who did good on
earth buster since death than before The
tombstone not the terminus but the starting
post. What arc our departed Christian
friends, who found their chief JOY i'm study
ing God, doing nowi Studying God vet
No need of revelation now, for unblanched
they are face TO face. Now, they can handle
the omnipotent thunderbots Just as a child
handles the sword of a father come back
from victorious battle. They have no sin,
nor fear consequently. Studying Christ
not through revelation, save the
IIevelation OF the scars, that deep
lettering which brings il all up quick enough.
Studying the Christ of the bethlehem cara
vansary, the Christ of the awful massacre
with its hemorrhage of head and hand and
loot and side-the Christ of tho shattered
mausoeum-Christ the sacrifice. the star the
God. '' ''' '''' 0'' '''' '''-'''''''' 'ne man
But bark the bell OF the cathedral rings
the cathedral bell of heaven.
what Is the matter nOwl There Is going TO
pc great meeting in the temple Worship
pers all coming through the .aisles. Make
room Tor tho conqueror. Christ standing in
the temple. All heaven gathering around
hlm. Those who loved the beautiful come to
Eook at Tue Hose OF sharon Those who loved
music come TO listen to His voice Those who
were mathematicians come to count
the years of His reign. Those who
were explorers como to discover the height
ana the depth, and the length and
the breadth OF His love. Those who had the
military spirit on earth sanctihed, and the
military spirit in Heaven, come TO look at
the Captain Of their salvation. The astrono-
mers come TO look at the morning star. The
men or the law come to look at Him who ia
the Judge OF quick and dead. The men who
healed the sick come to look at Him who was
wounded for our transgreSSons.
All different and different forever in many
respects, yet all alike in admiration for
Christ, in worship for Christ and all alike i'm
joining in the doXology: "Unto Him who
washed us from our sins in His own blood,
and made us kings and priests unto God. to
Him be glory in the church throughout all
ages, world without endr Amen.
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